Welcome to the LV meeting

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Welcome to the LV meeting

• Peter Saulson

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The first joint meeting of the LSC and the Virgo
Collaboration

• It is a great pleasure for us to embark on the
  new relationship between the LIGO Scientific
  Collaboration and Virgo.
• Well grow into our relationship this first
  joint meeting is a start.
• A major item on the agenda when to invoke the
  data-sharing provisions of our agreement?
• Today, well discuss a proposal to commence data
  sharing on 18 May 2007.
• Further discussion and (hopefully) a vote at
  tonights meeting of the LSC Council.

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Joint meeting calendar

• 21 24 May 2007 (Mon Thur), in Pisa
• 23 26 July 2007 (Mon Thur), at MIT
• Week of 22 Oct 2007, Hannover
• 11 12 Dec 2007 (Tues, Wed) at MIT, just before
  GWDAW
• Future meetings
• March (week of 3rd Monday), Louisiana
• May (week of 3rd Monday), Europe (hosted by
  Virgo)
• July (week of 4th Monday), MIT
• Sept (week of 4th Monday), Europe (hosted by
  Virgo)
• Dec (week of 2nd Monday), LSC host TBD

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A new LSC Spokesperson

• At the end of this meeting, Dave Reitze will
  begin his term as LSC Spokesperson.
• Thanks to all who stood for election.
• Good luck to Dave!

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If you havent already done so

• Please join the Topical Group on Gravitation of
  the American Physical Society.
• Please register for the Amaldi meeting (8 14
  July, Sydney.)
• Associated with GR18
• http//www.amaldi7.com/
• (See the inserts in your registration folder for
  more information.)
• Send a message in support of LISA.

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Agenda of the LSC Council meeting

• 1) Votes on applications for membership
• UMass (Cadonati)
• Eotvos University (Frei)
• Northwestern (Shahriar)
• Montana State (Cornish)
• 2) Vote on blind injection challenge
• 3) Discussion of proposal to start data sharing
  with Virgo on 18 May 2007.
• (For part of this time, members of the Virgo
  Steering Committee will be present.)
• 4) Publication and Presentation issues
• 5) Resolution in support of LISA
• Council meeting will be held this evening at
  1900, over dinner, in Riverview Ballroom B.